Thursday, March 20, 2014

One way or another, terror will reign tonight.
School teacher and single mom, Emma Livingston, has been through hell—and back so she thinks. While dealing with the night terrors and active imagination of her five-year old daughter, Hannah, she attempts to lead a normal life. That is, until the demon from those nightmares pays her a visit, too, and threatens both of their lives. Desperate, she reaches out for help—and finds Michael waiting.
Michael D’Angelo is known to everyone in Prophet’s Point, Arizona, as their loving elementary school principal. But to The Brethren, he is the most powerful Protector. Immortal and angelic does not mean he’s without doubts or fears, as protecting Emma and Hannah from Evil tests his ability to fight his tortured past.
As the Trinity is formed, ancient secrets are revealed and faith is tested. When a prophecy is exposed, Hannah becomes the main target and Emma wonders if a normal life will ever be possible again. Hope is like an anchor, but can a mother, her daughter, and an angel overcome the evil determined to annihilate the world?

Thursday, March 13, 2014

San Francisco in the roaring 20s-- After World War I, San
Francisco is a wild town. Abandoned by her lover, Violetta is swept up in the
new, freer ways and becomes America's first "embedded journalist."
She joins a brothel that caters to San Francisco's most powerful men in order
to write her epic story on the conditions of working women. But federal agents
looking to clamp down on both vice and workers' rights don't take kindly to her
modern views. Shorter dresses, fair pay for women, and the dark and frightening
worlds of sex and politics teach Violetta the lessons of a lifetime.

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Claudia H Long writes fiction when she isn't mediating messy
legal disputes. She has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and as a change she
recently tried to take up belly dancing. Luckily, she is a better mediator than
she is a dancer, by far, but her real love is writing fiction.

The Harlot's Pen, her first venture into the roaring 20s, is a
Devine Destinies book, an adventure in embedded (literally!) journalism and the
rights of working women in the world's oldest profession. Claudia is also the
author of Josefina's Sin (Simon & Schuster 2011). The Duel for Consuelo,
which follows on Josefina's Sin, will come out in late Spring 2014 with
Booktrope.

Claudia has two grown children, and lives in Northern
California with her husband and far too many animals.

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Excerpt (Please Choose Only One)

Excerpt 1 R- PG

Fremont Older threw his head back and laughed. I looked back
down at the table, mortified. “No, no, don’t be upset! The idea is absurd, but
not as bad as your first idea. There’s potential there, and if it’s original,
it sells.”

“Sells?”

“Papers, silly girl. That’s what we do, right?”

I nodded, dejected. That’s what the Argus had done, and it
had cost me everything. I said so to Mr. Older.

“But everything is what counts. If you don’t give
everything, you get nothing. But let us discus this. What whores do you know?”

I, of course, knew none. “And now I don’t even know how to
find one.” I thought about the girl so long ago on the Oakland street.

“Well then, let me tell you how. There is a madam up in
Sonoma who runs a most elegant house, and every influential man in California
who is not impotent or a Mormon has frequented her establishment. She closed up
her San Francisco shop when the getting was good and opened up in a place
called El Verano. It is an extremely high class joint, the women are
beautiful—and most prostitutes are not even pretty, legend to the contrary. The
madam is gracious, intelligent, and well informed. She has a fine cook, an
excellent liquor storehouse, and the best musical entertainment to be had. You
could go to her, write about her girls…”

He stopped, this time it was he who stared into the
distance. Then he banged his spoon on the table. “In fact, become one of her
girls!”

I sat back, outraged. “You are joking.”

“No, I am not. I can see it now: the true story of a working
girl, as told to The Call! You are quite pretty, though a bit on the tall side,
and well spoken. You have had, shall we say, adventures, so you will not be
shocked at the tasks to which you are appointed. You will gain access to the
most influential men in California. And think about the goldmine of material
you will have for your writing! If you write about your experiences, changing
the names, obviously, so you don’t get us sued for libel, I will consider
publishing it. Your story will reach the hearts and minds of the people who
matter most.

“Meanwhile, I will back your expenses and await your report.
Of course, you must not tell her I sent you. But write a brilliant series on
your life as a high-class whore, and your literary future is assured.”

I was still horrified, but Mr. Older was already talking
details. “You must send it all at once, not piecemeal, so I can review it in
its entirety before making a decision. I know you can write, and I know you can
think. And there’s nothing left for you here in San Francisco now. So, are you
in?”

After about a minute I nodded. Fremont Older’s face split
into a grin. “Now that’s my girl!” He shook my hand across the table. “You have
signed on for a great adventure!”

I shook his hand, glorying in his approval, my head buzzing
with confusion.

Only now, in the quiet, empty house, I wondered what on
earth had I agreed to?

Melanie Vaughn’s job ruined everything. Her social life,
nonexistent. Her relationship with her boyfriend, a hostile roommate situation.
She resolves to fix everything one snowy afternoon, but instead comes home to
discover her boyfriend is already exploring other options. Blonder, bustier
options. Rage drives Melanie to do the unthinkable.

When Soul Divider was on the top of the world,
so was Ryder Maddox. When the band faded into obscurity, Ryder’s luck plummeted
with it. In a last ditch effort to rekindle the band’s heyday, Soul Divider
teams up with powerful vampire clean leader, Talis de Rancourt. In return for
her services, the band pays the ultimate price for never ending fame.

Now on the run, Melanie meets Ryder in a middle
of nowhere hotel. She never expected her teenage rock star crush to be as lost
and as in need of a companion as she is. Their connection is all consuming,
even before they find they share another kinship: murder.

The newly turned vampires in Soul Divider still
have a lot to learn. The police and public begin to connect the girls that go
missing or die in sync with the band’s tour schedule. Back at home, clues are
also adding up against Melanie as well. Between constant media coverage and
unrelenting attention from the authorities, Melanie and Ryder find themselves
in unchartered territory.

About the Author:

Kristen shares a birthday with Steven Tyler and Diana Ross.
She spends each day striving to be half as fabulous as they are. She’s worn
many hats, none as flattering as her cowboy hat: banker, retail manager,
fledgling web designer, world’s worst cocktail waitress, panty slinger, now
makeup artist and aspiring author. She loves sunshine, live music, the middle
of nowhere, and finding new things to put in her house. Kristen is represented
by Pam van Hylckama Vlieg of Foreword Literary.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Title: Theirs To Cherish
Author: Shayla Black
Series: Wicked Lovers (#8)
Genre: Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Ménage, BDSM
Publisher: Berkeley
Release Date: Mar 4 2014
Edition/Formats It Will Be Available In: eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:The perfect place for a woman on the run to disappear…
Accused of a horrific murder she didn’t commit, former heiress Callie Ward has been a fugitive since she was sixteen—until she found the perfect hideout, Club Dominion. The only problem is she’s fallen for the club’s Master, Mitchell Thorpe, who keeps her at arm’s length. Little does she know that his reasons for not getting involved have everything to do with his wounded heart…and his consuming desire for her.

To live out her wildest fantasies…
Enter Sean Kirkpatrick, a Dom who’s recently come to Dominion and taken a pointed interest in Callie. Hoping to make Thorpe jealous, she submits to Sean one shuddering sigh at a time. It isn’t long before she realizes she’s falling for him too. But the tender lover who’s slowly seducing her body and earning her trust isn’t who he claims…

And to fall in love.
When emotions collide and truths are exposed, Sean is willing to risk all to keep Callie from slipping through his fingers. But he’s not the only man looking to stake a claim. Now Callie is torn between Sean and Thorpe, and though she’s unsure whom she can trust, she’ll have to surrender her body and soul to both—if she wants to elude a killer…

You know what they say about curiosity and the cat…but if you still want to know, read below.
Shayla Black (aka Shelley Bradley) is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 40 sizzling contemporary, erotic, paranormal, and historical romances produced via traditional, small press, independent, and audio publishing. She lives in Texas with her husband, munchkin, and one very spoiled cat. In her “free” time, she enjoys reality TV, reading and listening to an eclectic blend of music.
Shayla’s books have been translated in about a dozen languages. She has also received or been nominated for The Passionate Plume, The Holt Medallion, Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence, and the National Reader’s Choice Awards. RT Bookclub has twice nominated her for Best Erotic Romance of the year, as well as awarded her several Top Picks, and a KISS Hero Award.
A writing risk-taker, Shayla enjoys tackling writing challenges with every new book.

The world has long forgotten them, but their descendants
live on, not wholly mortal or god, but something in between…

At the dawn of the sixth century, in the aftermath of her
mother’s brutal execution, Mara Black is forced to flee the only life she has
ever known.

Mara can tell she’s different, but isn't sure why. After she
encounters two mysterious strangers, she discovers her secret is but a drop in
an ocean of many. She is a Dia, a descendant of ancient gods, and her mother
sacrificed herself to protect Mara from their past.

Summoned by an uncle she didn't know existed, Mara thinks
she’s found the family she’s always wanted, and Corbin, a love she never
thought possible. But not everything is as it seems. Her uncle has other
motives for protecting her, and her mentor, Malcolm, becomes so jealous, he’ll
do anything to get what he wants.

When tragedy strikes, and the true darkness among them comes
to light, Mara discovers that sometimes love can give you everything, and
obsession can take it all away. With her powers gone, and destiny calling, she
has to look deep within to find the courage to save herself. Mara, along with
Corbin and her newfound family, must fight to get back what was taken, or die
trying.

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Tammy Farrell grew up in Orangeville, Ontario Canada where
she discovered her love of writing, and all things related to Edgar Allan Poe.
She now lives with her husband and four fur babies in Greenville, South
Carolina, where she teaches pre-GED English and attempts to learn French when
she isn’t busy writing.

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Corbin remained still and listened. “I can hear a heartbeat.
A mortal heart.” They were too close to Valenia for any human to be near. He
drew his sword. “There are men ahead of us.” As Corbin said this, ten armed men
emerged in a rush from the surrounding thicket of brush and trees. Corbin
stepped back to shield Mara and Isa while the men surrounded them. They wore
their tunics over chainmail, suited for a battle, and the crest in the center
was that of the soldiers of Moorthrop. Corbin summoned his Light, causing the
sword to glow an icy blue. He could have used fire on them, but the sword could
kill more than one man at a time. A few of the soldiers jumped back when they
saw the glowing weapon, but none of them ran.

“Keep Isa protected, and when there’s an opening, run
towards Valenia,” he whispered to Mara.

She nodded, and her eyes grew wide with distress.

Corbin remained near the girls and struck the first blow to
the very unwise soldier standing closest to him. He knocked the sword from the
soldier’s hands and plunged his own blade into the man’s sternum. There was
little effort in this for Corbin, but the danger of killing the rest while
protecting Mara and Isa posed a challenge. Corbin circled the girls when the
remaining nine soldiers closed in on them, bringing his sword down on whichever
man was brave enough to step forward. There was no trading blows between Corbin
and the soldiers as he meticulously deflected their attacks and sent them
tumbling in blood to the ground. Corbin felt a warmth behind him as he eyed the
last standing soldier. He looked back to see Mara with a green ball of fire in
her hand. She propelled the sphere of fire at the soldier, hitting him directly
in the chest. His body flew so far back, he disappeared into the trees.

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About Me

I am an advid reader always have a book with me. I also have the most beautiful three great danes ever. I fell in love with the city of New Orleans when I was a small child. It has a history unique to itself and it flourishes with culture. Anne Rice is a big influence to me. The thought of Lestat walking the streets of New Orleans freaks me out to this day. I often consider myself an old soul from my love of old black and white movies and 80's I mean really who wouldn't want John Cusack holding a Boom Box under your window. I also enjoy all kinds of music, I have very eclectic tastes.
I am also an aspiring author working on two series.